Cruise
Hornblower Welcomes its One-Millionth Visitor
In what has been a super summer season for tourism in Niagara Falls this year, Hornblower Niagara Cruises welcomed its one-millionth customer of the season Friday (Aug. 7), a full nine days earlier that it reached the milestone last year. At 10 a.m. on Friday, Barrie, Ont. resident Rachael Pintos, with her children Gabriel, 7, and Mila, 3, and her nephew Lucas George, 10, as well as Bradford, Ont.’s, David Lacroix and his children Addison, 7, Lexie, 6, and Piper, 3, boarded the Hornblower Niagara Cruises Catamaran for an up-close look at the iconic Falls. The family pushed the...
NCL Returns to Asia, Australia
Norwegian Cruise Line has introduced new itineraries for the brand’s Fall/Winter 2016/2017 deployment – including a return to Asia and Australia. Norwegian is offering several new destinations and new ports, including cruises to Asia onboard Norwegian Star, with itineraries departing from Istanbul, Dubai, Singapore, Hong Kong, Sydney and Auckland – marking the line’s return to the Asia and Australia regions for the first time since Norwegian Wind Fall/Winter 2001-2002 and first-ever visits to The Gulf and India. Norwegian Epic will continue to spend its summers in Europe and...
Emerald Waterways Clarification
PressToday recently ran a story on a new Emerald Waterways agent specialist program. It has since been pointed out that the program has launched in the US, but is not ready to launch in Canada. Officials say it will be available...
Princess Debuts The Voice of the Ocean
Princess Cruises is bringing the excitement of popular international singing competitions to the high seas – live and on stage – with “The Voice of the Ocean.” The show comes to life throughout the cruise with auditions, mentor rehearsal sessions, the iconic “I Want You” chairs, three charismatic team coaches and ultimately a live finale performance where guests choose the winner. The Voice of the Ocean singing competition experience aboard Princess Cruises includes: Karaoke try-out sessions at the beginning of each cruise for vocalists who are 16 years or older....
Carnival Celebrates New Dr. Seuss Book
Carnival Cruise Line and its partner Dr. Seuss Enterprises teamed up to celebrate the release of the new Dr. Seuss book, “What Pet Should I Get?” with celebrity book readings by Tampa Bay Rays all-star Evan Longoria aboard Carnival Paradise in Tampa and local broadcasting legend Angela Hill aboard Carnival Dream in New Orleans. In conjunction with the event, Carnival is matching Longoria’s donation of $100 to Pet Pal Animal Shelter for every home run he hits during the 2015 season. The cruise line is also donating monies to the Tampa Bay and Louisiana chapters of the Society for...
Get the Scoop on Crystal Yacht Cruises
Travel agents are being advised that a Crystal Yacht Cruises training video is now available on the luxury cruise line's travel agent site. Agents can directly access the video at https://vimeo.com/134866429. Crystal Yacht Cruises' Crystal Esprit (pictured) will embark on its maiden voyage on Dec. 23. The vessel is an extravagantly appointed yacht, delivered to Crystal Cruises by Genting Hong Kong (GHK) and extensively redesigned to reflect the stylish elegance for which Crystal is renowned. Carmen Roig, senior vice-president, marketing and sales, told PressToday that the new...
Royal Caribbean Debuts Kung Fu Panda Noodle Shop
Royal Caribbean International and DreamWorks Animation recently commemorated the grand opening of the Kung Fu Panda Noodle Shop, a new family style eatery on board Quantum of the Seas and the first-ever DreamWorks Animation Kung Fu Panda themed restaurant on land or at sea. Guests will be able to give their taste buds a “Kung Fu” kick with the bold flavours of dim sum delights, savory noodle bowls and traditional Chinese desserts alongside Po and the cast of colorful characters from the DreamWorks Animation film Kung Fu Panda. Following a 53-night global odyssey from New York to...
Silversea Cuts Steel on New Silver Muse
Silversea Cruises recently celebrated the start of construction of Silver Muse with the cutting of first steel at Fincantieri's Sestri Ponente shipyard in Genoa, Italy. Silversea's chairman Manfredi Lefebvre d'Ovidio co-hosted the event with Giuseppe Bono, CEO of Fincantieri. Set to debut in the spring of 2017, Silversea's new flagship will maintain the line's commitment to operating the highest quality ships in the ultra-luxury segment. The steel cutting for Silver Muse follows extensive planning and development of new concepts to enhance the onboard experience. “The start of...